{"id":122,"date":"2019-01-17T14:19:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T22:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2023-01-31T08:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:30:22","slug":"accessing-veterinary-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/accessing-veterinary-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing veterinary care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing veterinary care<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Veterinarians on call 24\/7<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Emergency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office of the Campus Veterinarian<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>24-hour availability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Weekdays<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>8 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<br>Spokane only: <strong><a href=\"tel:+15097587825\">509-758-7825<\/a> <\/strong><br>All other campuses:<strong> <a href=\"tel:+15093356246\">509-335-6246<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is no answer, leave a message. Then call the after-hours line below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>After hours<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>5 p.m.\u20138 a.m. weekdays, weekends, and holidays<br>All campuses: <strong><a href=\"tel:+15093301871\">509-330-1871<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be asked to leave a message with the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Your name<\/li><li>Phone number where you can be reached<\/li><li>Nature of emergency<\/li><li>Others you have contacted about this situation<\/li><li>Location of the animal (include building and room\/pen number)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Flag the cage\/pen of the animal needing veterinary attention with a green vet check card. Request additional cards by calling <strong><a href=\"tel:+15093356246\">509-335-6246<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notification requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Anytime an animal is found to be abnormal, notify the following individuals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Principal investigator and\/or research staff<\/li><li>Animal facility supervisor<\/li><li>Office of the Campus Veterinarian<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/iacuc.wsu.edu\/report-notify\/\">Notification Protocol for Abnormal Behavior\/Conditions in Research or Teaching Animals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veterinary care for WSU animals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"tel:+15093356246\"><strong>509-335-6246<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:or.ocv.alert@wsu.edu\">or.ocv.alert@wsu.edu<\/a><br>Fax: 509-335-3162<br>Campus zip code: 1165<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iacuc.wsu.edu\/documents\/2016\/06\/obtaining-vet-care-sop-2016.pdf\/\">Procedure for accessing veterinary care for WSU animals<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical care for privately owned animals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.vetmed.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital<\/a> for emergencies and scheduled appointments.<br><a href=\"tel:+15093350711\"><strong>509-335-0711<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report animal care concerns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow University guidelines when <a href=\"http:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/reporting-animal-care-concerns\/\">reporting concerns about the care and use of animals.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1040,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/1040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}